Lying is not only excusable; it is not only innocent; it is, above all, necessary and unavoidable. Without the ameliorations that it offers, life would become a mere syllogism and hence too metallic to be borne.

The real man lies in the depths of subconscious.

The only way to success in American public life lies in flattering and kowtowing to the mob

No sane man objects to palpable lies about him; what he objects to is damaging facts.

The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe.

A home is not a mere transient shelter: its essence lies in the personalities of the people who live in it.

Confidence: The feeling that makes one believe a man, even when one knows that one would lie in his place

The central difficulty lies in the fact that all of the sciences have made such great progress during the last century that they have got quite beyond the reach of man

Two simple principles lie at the bottom of the whole matter, and they may be precipitated into two rules. The first is that, when there is a choice, the milder drink is always the better-not merely the safer but the better. The second is that no really enlightened drinker ever takes a drink at a time when he has any work to do. There is, of course, more to it than this; but these are sufficient for the beginner, and even the virtuoso never outgrows them.